The first transgenic plant to be produced is_______

The correct answer is Tobacco

Key Points

• The first genetically modified crop is "tobacco" produced by China.
• It is an antibiotic-resistant tobacco plant, was produced in 1982. 
• Rice -
  • The Golden rice is said to be the first genetically modified crop
  • It is rich in vitamin-A, and its color is like turmeric.
• Cotton -
  • Bt cotton is the first crop plant in which pest resistance was successfully planted in a cotton plant.​
• Brinjal -
  • Bt brinjal is a genetically modified crop.
  • Bt is obtained from a soil bacterium called Bacillus thuriangensis (Bt).

Additional Information

• Resistant genes are incorporated into transgenic plants to produce immunity to biological components such as insects, viruses, etc.